jonas george barbara amiel (29 résultats)

Etat : Good. 1st. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Etat : Very Good. 1st. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Etat : Good. 1st. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Rubbing and fading to boards. Bumping along edges of boards. Spine creases. Spine is slightly cocked. Fore edges are muffed. Stain on back end page.

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. Soft cover. Pocket paper back. Edge/shelf wear. Corner bumped. Pages toned with age. 1st printing [stated/no number line]. Cover art [uncredited]. B&W photos within. Scarce/rare/hard to find/out of print.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. The boards are lightly scuffed with edgewear. Text is clean & unmarked, binding is tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Book Club Edition. With 24 pages of illustrations. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, generally toned and soiled, rubbed and bumped at the edges. Black boards, bumped at the edges. Square and firmly bound, lightly foxed at the top edge, clean internally. The best-selling true crime book about "one of the most bizarre murder cases in recent history.".

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. Jacket is scuffed with edgewear. Cover is rubbed. Pages are clean and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition, First Printing. Jacket is chipped with edgewear. Cover is rubbed with edgewear. Pgs. are clean & tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Etat : Good / Very Good. PHOTO Cover! (illustrateur). First Edition By This Publisher. 368 pages with 8 B&W photo pages. Goodread notes = "There are a lot of details about the Canadian legal system. The main figures in this book are Hungarian refugees who came to Canada to begin new lives. Unfortunately, a life was taken. The investigation took quite a while to bring the prime suspect to trial.">> Cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Book Club Edition. Square and completely unmarked text with shelving wear along base of rear board, light interior toning, and a previous owner's name and notation on front free end paper. Dust jacket with moderate wear, surface staining on rear, and toned underside. BOOK CLUB EDITION.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Has DJ & ** FG 2036 ** & Illustrated.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good-. 357 pages.

Unknown. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48.

Unknown. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48.

Etat : Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club edition. (true crime, christine demeter, murder) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

hardcover. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1977).

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. The dust jacket is in poor condition, with a faded spine, light scuffing and creasing around the edges as well as several pieces of yellowed tape on the corners and spine. The page edges are lightly foxed. The inside cover page has a pen inscription. 349 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).

Hardcover / Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First edition. Hardback. 1st US Edn. A riveting account of a bizarre murder case, involving the bludgeoning to death of Christine Demeter, a 33yr. old fashion model and the subsequent murder trial of her developer husband. Peter Demeter had insured the life of his wife for one million dollars. His charge of procuring her death 'by a person or persons unknown' provided a tantalizing plot for the co-authors. Illus. 349pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg. in Vg. dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas.

hardcover. Etat : Good. 1977 BCE used hardcover copy some wear/tears to dust jacket, tanning to pages with age, spine intact.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Burgundy cloth, x, 349pp.Illustrated. Light rubbing and edge wear but near fine in an unclipped, near fine d/w. In 1973, the wife of a wealthy Toronto developer, Christine Demeter, was found dead in her garage, her skull smashed by a blunt object. What unfolded was a tale of intrigue, sex, and murder from the Toronto underworld all the way to Vienna in one of the longest and sensational court trials in Canadian criminal history.

Large 8vo. pp 349. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Signed presentation from Barbara Amiel on the front endpaper, "To Rene and Bernard, with love and affection. in getting me to sit down at a typewriter - Barbara, 1977." Also signed on the front endpaper by another, possibly George Jonas. ISBN: 0770514375 Very good in slightly chipped and nicked, very good minus dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Good. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. CANADIAN #1 BESTSELLER! BRUTAL MURDER AMONG THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. WITH 8 PAGES OF PHOTOS. SUB-TITLE: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter. BOOK NUMBER: YE1. CONTENTS: 1. The Day Itself 2. Peter 3. Marina 4. Christine 5. Csaba 6. The Spring of '73 7. Cat and Mouse 8. Death on the Campus 9. An Improper Left Turn 10. The Firebug 11. Cat and Mouse Continues 12. The Cards Are on the Table 13. Interlude 14. The Majesty of the Law 15. The Leak in the Toilet 16. Mr. X 17. The Duck 18. The Dawes Road Plot 19. The Trial Continues 20. A Man Named Williams 21. A Flower at the Racetrack 22. Portrait of a Friend 23. Meanwhile, Maloney 24. The Whole Truth and Nothing But 25. The Curious Jailguard 26. The Verdict 27. Justice versus the Law 28. Brothers on the Bench 29. Habeas Corpus 30. Her Majesty the Queen, Respondent; Epilogue. SYNOPSIS: The brutalized, half-nude corpse of beautiful Christine Demeter was found in a pool of blood beside her Cadillac. That scene was pleasant compared to the story that was to emerge. This is the story of one of the most shocking and sensational crimes ever to rivet the attention of a nation. It is the story of lust, ambition, greed, cruelty, ruthlessness, money, power and perversity. It is the story of cloak-and-dagger police work that ranged over two continents, and extended from the upper levels of society to the lowest depths of the Canadian underworld. It is the story of a trial in which the defense pulled out all stops to prove innocence and the prosecution seemed willing to do anything to convict. It is a story that makes any fiction seem tame. - and - The Murder Case That Had Everything (Except, Perhaps, Justice). The victim--a glamorous ex-model clinging for dear life to a rich husband grown cold. The suspect--a brilliant, moody, self-made Toronto real estate tycoon bitter over his wife's past infidelities, and himself infatuated with a teasing, bi-sexual mistress. The supporting characters--free-talking friends.treacherous allies.professional killers.promotion-hungry policemen.a confessed rapist-murderer.a prestigious criminal lawyer.a tigerish prosecution team.an Establishment judge.a jury sworn to follow a murderously twisting trail of passion and guilt to a decision beyond a reasonable doubt. George Jonas has written, produced, and directed hundreds of programmes for CBC radio and television. A man of widely varied interests, Jonas contributes articles, reviews, and poetry to most major magazines. Barbara Amiel is a senior editor at Maclean's magazine. Her articles on social and political issues have appeared in Saturday Night, Chatelaine, and The Canadian. She is also a well known book reviewer and appears regularly on radio and television. In 1974, she and George Jonas were married. AWARDS: A Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. BOOK: Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Scuffed; Moderately Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. With 24 pages of illustrations. SUB-TITLE: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter. CONTENTS: 1. The Day Itself 2. Peter 3. Marina 4. Christine 5. Csaba 6. The Spring of '73 7. Cat and Mouse 8. Death on the Campus 9. An Improper Left Turn 10. The Firebug 11. Cat and Mouse Continues 12. The Cards Are on the Table 13. Interlude 14. The Majesty of the Law 15. The Leak in the Toilet 16. Mr. X. 17. The Duck 18. The Dawes Road Plot 19. The Trial Continues 20. A Man Named Williams 21. A Flower at the Racetrack 22. Portrait of a Friend 23. Meanwhile, Maloney 24. The Whole Truth and Nothing But 25. The Curious Jailguard 26. The Verdict 27. Justice versus the Law 28. Brothers on the Bench 29. Habeas Corpus 30. Her Majesty the Queen, Respondent; Epilogue. SYNOPSIS: On July 18th, 1973, a woman clad only in a backless dress was found lying in the garage of her luxurious home. She was Christine Demeter, the beautiful 33-year-old wife of a wealthy Toronto developer, and her skull had been smashed. One month later--after a cloak-and-dagger police investigation that involved wire-taps, an arrest in Vienna, and the ingenious bugging of outdoor conversations--her Hungarian-born husband was charged with procuring her murder. The trial of Peter Demeter was the longest murder trial in Canadian history, and its ingredients (a Hollywood scriptwriter's dream) caught the eye of the world's press. Peter Demeter had insured his wife's life for a million dollars; he had a glamorous Austrian mistress, a member of the European jet set, who was pushing him towards marriage; and he had often discussed ways of getting rid of his wife. But as the trial progressed, the astonishing parade of witnesses--including a self-confessed double murderer, a hooded witness known as "Tom Smith", an enforcer who broke arms and legs for a fee, an ex-member of the Foreign Legion, even the glamorous Austrian mistress--unfolded a bizarre tale of sexual intrigue and murder which ranged through the Toronto underworld and as far afield as Hungary and involved two violent deaths. Through the maze of conflicting accounts, the possibility emerged that both husband and wife had been plotting one another's death. Behind the dramatic events was an even more serious conflict. It pitted immigrants, Jews, and the "old-boy" legal establishment against one another in a bitter clash of values and attitudes. Apart from the puzzle of Peter Demeter's guilt or innocence, it raises fundamental questions about the administration of justice in our society. - and - In future years this book will be seen as a classic. By concentrating on one dramatic murder case, the authors have managed to reveal, in absorbing detail, exactly how our legal system operates. They take us behind the counter in the police station to where overworked detectives struggle to acquire evidence that the lawyers for the Crown can shape into a case. They take us into the plush fortieth-floor offices of an expensive and successful lawyer as the defence strategy is mapped out. They take us not only into the hushed courtroom as the trial progresses, but even behind the scenes to the Judge's chambers, where the rival lawyers bitterly debate. And they take us along the echoing corridors of Kingston Penitentiary. But this is much more than just a book about a crime, bewildering and dramatic though the murder of Christine Demeter undoubtedly was. Ranging back and forth in time and place, from war-torn Budapest in 1944 to wintry Ottawa in 1977, this brilliant book introduces us to a dazzling variety of people at the very top and the very bottom of Canadian society. Some of these men and women are good, some are evil. But all of them are described coolly and objectively, with wit and elegance, by George Jonas and Barbara Amiel in this intelligent, enthralling, and disturbing book. You will not forget it. George Jonas was born in Budapest, Hungary, survived the Russian siege of 1945, and came to Canada in 1956. Since then he has written, produced, and directed hundreds of programmes for CBC radio and television. He has written librettos for two short operas and a full-length stage play, and has published three volumes of poetry. A man of widely varied interests, George Jonas contributes articles, reviews, and poetry to most major Canadian (and some American) magazines. Currently a senior writer at Maclean's magazine, Barbara Amiel was born in England and educated at the University of Toronto. Since 1973 her articles on social and political issues have appeared in Saturday Night, Chatelaine, and The Canadian, gaining wide admiration--and the Media Club of Canada Prize for the best article of 1975. Barbara Amiel is also a well-known book reviewer, and appears regularly on CBC radio and television. In 1974 she and George Jonas were married. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.